语言教学流派简述Theaimsoflanguagelearninghavechangedovertime
Whereasinthepast,learningalanguagewasseenasanintellectualchallenge(Latin,thetraditionalGrammarTranslationApproach),inthepresentclimate,thereisagreateremphasisonlearninglanguageasapracticalskilland/orasatoolforotherpurposes(businessforinstance)
Atthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,asstructuralismwasbecomingdefined,thefirstmachinedesignedtoteachlanguagewasinvented
AroundthetimeClaudeShannon(1937)wasformulatinghisInformationTheorywhichwastohavesomeinfluenceonstructurallinguistics,theterm"AppliedLinguistics"wasusedforthefirsttime,intheUSA
Skinner'sbook"TheScienceofLearningandtheArtofTeaching"waspublishedin1954,3yearsbeforeLado'sinfluentialbook"AppliedLinguisticsforLanguageTeachers"(1957)
Contrarytowhatisgenerallyknown,thefounderofBe